AI & Law Research Fellow: Legal Tech & Data

Stanford Reglab; United States; On-site; USD 41,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford University in the United States is seeking a full-time Research Fellow to support the Legal Innovation through Frontier Technology Lab (liftlab). The Fellow will assist with research activities on AI and other legal technological developments and help plan project development and implementation.

This opportunity targets recent graduates contemplating Ph.D./JD programs, with alumni progressing to MIT, Harvard, or Stanford laws.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Experience with statistics.
• Programming experience.
• Ability to work under deadlines with general guidance.
• Experience and knowledge of the following is highly desirable:

Responsibilities

• Plan and perform research tasks requiring initiative and judgment by applying basic knowledge and understanding of scientific theory when precedents do not provide specific guidance.
• Participate in the development and administration of survey instruments and rating scales requiring judgment in applying non-routine procedures.
• Analyze and summarize results for review with supervisor.
• Audit the accuracy and validity of data.
• Review and audit case report forms for completion and accuracy with source documents, and ensure compliance with research protocols.
• Identify, select, extract and summarize data and structured information.
• Present summary of findings to supervisor.
• Conduct literature searches, and write literature summaries and manuscripts, requiring preliminary judgments after the supervisor outlines conceptual approach.
• Build and organize data as requested by principal investigator or supervisor; use common statistical programs requiring the application of job control language in generating and organizing data.
• Adapt new, nonstandard methods outlined by supervisor in designing and evaluating phases of research projects, (i.e., educational materials, questionnaires, strategies for recruitment, data quality control procedures and processes). May follow up with IRB for renewals.
• Assist with development, communication and design of research findings to internal and external audiences, which may include web updates, social media, and/or white papers, for recruitment, education, or awareness of programs, with guidance from supervisor.
• May orient and train new staff or students.

Skills

Statistics

Programming

Python

R

Deadline-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

Stanford University in the United States is seeking a full-time Research Fellow to support the Legal Innovation through Frontier Technology Lab (liftlab). The Fellow will assist with research activities on AI and other legal technological developments and help plan project development and implementation.

This opportunity targets recent graduates contemplating Ph.D./JD programs, with alumni progressing to MIT, Harvard, or Stanford laws.